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Test coverage c extension doc fix

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Start in the test coverage section, specifically subsection 5.2.1.4, and compare its C-extension instruction with the linked coverage.py documentation. Done means the guide explains that installing the extension is only needed when coverage --version reports “Without C extension”.

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Currently in the test coverage section, specifically 5.2.1.4, it mentions building the C extension for coverage.py. For a while now coverage.py has come with the C extension by default, so this step is almost never required (see here: https://coverage.readthedocs.io/en/coverage-5.1/install.html#c-extension).
I'm thinking it would be worth mentioning in the guide that installing the C extension is only required if 'coverage --version' says 'Without C extension'.

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